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Thread: Anyone have 31x10.5x15 tires on VX??

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    Question Anyone have 31x10.5x15 tires on VX??

    Sorry everyone, I tried the search but could not get what I need. I want to see who has this size tire and what size rim they are on, and what modifications you had to do as far as trimming fenders or lifting. I want to put 31x10.5x15 on a 15x8 rim with just having to trim the front cladding. I wanted to do this before Moab.
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    Thanks to Tone, figured it out!!

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    Just gonna say that I have 31 x 11.5 Mickey Thompson's on 16 x 10.5 Eaglew Alloy rims. It required very minimum trimming just the plastic that wraps into the wheel well toward the front

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    Those wider wheels must really have the correct offset to suck them in (could you measure and post the offset from back of the wheel rim to the mounting surface?) - that is great! The 15x8 wheels I test fit today had an offset of 3.75� which pushed them out too far and caused the tire to hit the back of the wheel well when turning.
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    Thumbs up I've gottem!!!

    As I told VXCRAZY in a recent e-mail, I have installed a set of 15 x 8 wheels with 31" x 10.5 x 15 BFG AT's. I have negative 3.75 offset. The negative offset as you described required the removal of about 2-3 inches of metal posterior to the front tires as well as the removal of about 3 inches from the front cladding. I heated and remolded the plastic tire well lining with a flame/torch behind the tire so that it fit snuggly to the metal at the rear of the tire. I am very happy with my results, but I have never taken my suspension to its limits. I suspect that I would have considerable rubbing of the tire with the upper plastic cladding on extremely rocky or uneven terrain. A 3" lift would be in order for me to feel safe out in Moab. Most of the off road experience I have in Oklahoma was handled without difficulty.

    If you do not want to cut and lift you are going to have to stick with the original geometry. Quite frankly, I am so happy with the esthetics of my tires and wheels that I would recommend going with the lift and cutting required. Just my two cents!


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    Arrow

    I saw a lurker viewing this thread & thought I'd bump it up to give everyone a view of what it was like in the "olden days"...

    31x10.50 ?...yeah, I think they'll fit...

    And NO, I'm not rippin' on you Lisa, it's just a look at how far things have come in the span of a few (or more) short years...

    It's like a trip in the "wayback machine"...
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    I have 31x10.5x15 on my VX with no lift and very small amount of trimming

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ldub View Post
    I saw a lurker viewing this thread & thought I'd bump it up to give everyone a view of what it was like in the "olden days"...

    31x10.50 ?...yeah, I think they'll fit...

    And NO, I'm not rippin' on you Lisa, it's just a look at how far things have come in the span of a few (or more) short years...

    It's like a trip in the "wayback machine"...
    Way .... way back. That was pre-'offset from hell'
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

    Put a smiley after you say that Bub.

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    LOL, and now I run 31x12.50x15's.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by VX crazy View Post
    LOL, and now I run 31x12.50x15's.....
    And I hope to be rollin' into Moab on 35x12.50x20's this spring......

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    Quote Originally Posted by VX crazy View Post
    LOL, and now I run 31x12.50x15's.....
    VX Crazy--- Your tires are extremely unique, as the specific size of 31x12.5R15 is "only" manufactured by PRO-COMP.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Riff Raff View Post
    VX Crazy--- Your tires are extremely unique, as the specific size of 31x12.5R15 is "only" manufactured by PRO-COMP.
    ...http://www.onlinetires.com/products/...r+n%252Fa.html

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    Ldub--- You silly boy. Did you actually check the factory website that manufactures that tire to confirm the size??? I guess not, because you would have discovered that's a "typo" with the OnLineTires discounter website. The only true "valid" source is the actual tire manufacturer itself. You silly boy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Riff Raff View Post
    Ldub--- You silly boy.... You silly boy.
    Your most excellent redundancy is underwhelming...

    I stand corrected.
    Last edited by Ldub : 10/27/2009 at 05:04 AM

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    Yup, stuck with Pro Comp for years now but I dont have any complaints, great warranty with no questions asked tire replacement.....

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